Ahmed O, Neser W, Sharma R
J Natl Med Assoc. 1989 Jun;81(6):653-8.
Declining mortality from cerebrovascular disease (stroke) has become a hallmark of cause-specific mortality trends nationwide. Analysis of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the population in Allegheny County, western Pennsylvania, in 1980 was carried out to explore their utility as indicators of stroke mortality. Percent black population (followed by unemployment) was found to be the best predictor of stroke mortality in different county areas (r = 0.6, P = 0.001) compared with other variables including income or education. Possible implications for community intervention or primary care programs are discussed.
脑血管疾病（中风）死亡率的下降已成为全国特定病因死亡率趋势的一个标志。对宾夕法尼亚州西部阿勒格尼县1980年人口的人口统计学和社会经济特征进行了分析，以探讨其作为中风死亡率指标的效用。与包括收入或教育在内的其他变量相比，黑人人口百分比（其次是失业率）被发现是不同县区中风死亡率的最佳预测指标（r = 0.6，P = 0.001）。文中还讨论了对社区干预或初级保健项目可能产生的影响。
